Read Aloud Books
2020- 21 Books
SEPTEMBER:
- Interstellar Cinderella (TK/Kinder/SDC/1st)
- A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story (2nd)
- Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun (TK/Kinder/SDC/1st)
- Each Kindness (2nd)
- Exclamation Mark (TK/Kinder/SDC/1st)
- Semicolons, Cupcakes & Cucumbers (2nd)
OCTOBER (ALL GRADES):
- Poor Louie (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- After the Fall (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- Alfie: The Turtle that Disappeared (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- Madeline Finn and the Library Dog (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- The Day You Begin (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
November:
- Duck for President (TK/Kinder/SDC/1st)
- Around America to Win the Vote (2nd)
- Diwali Gift (TK/Kinder/SDC/1st)
- Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code (2nd)
- Dino Thanksgiving/How to Catch a Turkey (TK/Kinder/SDC)
- Thank You Sarah, The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving (1st/2nd)
December:
- After Squidnight (All Grades)
- The Very Last Leaf (TK/Kinder/SDC)
- Share Your Rainbow (1st/2nd)
- Turkey Claus (TK/Kinder/SDC)
- Moon & Star (1st/2nd)
2019- 20 Books
SEPTEMBER:
- Nobody Hugs a Cactus
- Little Brown (SDC)
- Jasper & Ollie (SDC)
- There Are NO Bears in This Bakery
OCTOBER:
- Ninja Bunny
- Snack Attack!
- A Piglet Named Mercy (SDC)
- Just Because
- Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween
- Snowmen at Halloween
November:
- Giraffe Problems
- Ugly Pumpkin
- How to Catch a Turkey
December:
- Me and My Dragon: Christmas Spirit
- A Pinata in a Pine Tree
January:
- This Book is Gray
- 10 Gulab Jamuns
- Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You!
- Where Are You From?
- Flower Talk: How Flowers Use Color to Communicate
February:
- How This Book was Made
- The Bear and the Fern
- Can I Be Your Dog? (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
March
- The Bad Seed (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors (WINNER California Young Reader Medal)
- Let Me Finish! (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
- The Highest Mountain of Books in the World (Nominee California Young Reader Medal)
April
- Adventures of Huggie & Stick
- Gorgonzola, The Stinkysaurus
- Tess, the Tin That Wanted to Rock
- Tale of the Tiger Slippers
May
- A Little Scribble Spot
- The Gruffalo